名詞 orient:

1. the countries of Asia
   同義詞：East
2. the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
   同義詞：eastern hemisphere

動(dòng)詞 orient:

1. be oriented
   同義詞：point
2. determine one's position with reference to another point
   同義詞：orientate
3. cause to point

形容詞 orient:

1. (poetic) eastern

1. It's flight No.104, northwest orient airlines.
   是西北航空公司的104號(hào)班機(jī)。
2. The orient has been playing an active role in the world economy.
   亞洲一直在世界經(jīng)濟(jì)中發(fā)揮積極作用。
3. Ian is a dab hand at the orient art.
   伊恩是東方藝術(shù)的行家。
4. In the market, I breathed the smells of the Orient.
   在集市上，我聞到了東方的氣息。

o.ri.ent

n.（名詞）
Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia.
Orient 東亞各國(guó)：亞洲的一些國(guó)家，特別是東亞的國(guó)家

The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality.
珍珠光澤：一種高品質(zhì)珍珠所特有光澤
A pearl having exceptional luster.
好的珍珠：一種具有非凡色澤的珍珠
Archaic The place on the horizon where the sun rises; the east.
【古語(yǔ)】 日出之處，東方：太陽(yáng)從地平線升起的地方；東方
adj.（形容詞）
Having exceptional luster:
發(fā)光的：具有特別的光澤：
例句：
orient gemstones.
閃閃發(fā)光的珠寶

Archaic Eastern; oriental.
【古語(yǔ)】 東方的：東方的；東部的
Archaic Rising in the sky; ascending.
【古語(yǔ)】 上升的：升到天空中的；上升的
v.（動(dòng)詞）
or.i.ent.ed,or.i.ent.ing,or.i.ents[ôr.ô-μnt., ôr.-]
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To locate or place in a particular relation to the points of the compass:
標(biāo)定方向：用羅盤(pán)的和兩個(gè)極點(diǎn)的特殊關(guān)系來(lái)確定位置或方向：
例句：
orient the swimming pool north and south.
標(biāo)定游泳池的南北方向

To locate or place (something) so as to face the east, especially to build (a church) with the nave laid out west to east and the main altar at the eastern end.
使…向東方：設(shè)定或放置（某物）使之面向東方，特別是建設(shè)（一個(gè)教堂）使其中殿坐西朝東且主圣壇在最東端
To align or position with respect to a point or system of reference:
以…為參照：以某一點(diǎn)或某一系統(tǒng)為參照使成一線或確定位置：
例句：
oriented the telescope toward the moon; oriented her interests toward health care.
把望遠(yuǎn)鏡對(duì)著月亮；把興趣集中在健康保健

To determine the bearings of.
確定方向
To make familiar with or adjusted to facts, principles, or a situation.
使熟悉或適應(yīng)：使熟悉于或適應(yīng)于事實(shí)、原則或者情況
To focus (the content of a story or film, for example) toward the concerns and interests of a specific group.
使…朝向：將（比如小說(shuō)或電影的內(nèi)容）集中表現(xiàn)以迎合某一特定群體的關(guān)注點(diǎn)和興趣
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To turn toward the east.
轉(zhuǎn)向東方
To become adjusted or aligned.
使調(diào)整或者成為一條直線

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin oriôns orient- [rising sun, east] [from present participle of] ororo [to arise, be born] * see er-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) oriôns orient- [升起太陽(yáng)，東] [] 源自ororo的現(xiàn)在分詞 [升，出生] *參見(jiàn) er-